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Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Wednesday July 24, 2024 at the age of 79 years. Beloved wife of William “Bill” for 60 years. Loving mother of the late Lorna, Sharon (Robert) and William Jr. Proud grandmother of Jeffrey, Celina (Steve), James, Samantha and Krista. Great grandmother of Ethan, Tianna, Yuna, Carlisle and Jerald. Daughter of the ...

Décédé paisiblement avec sa famille à ses côtés le mercredi 24 juillet 2024 au Centre de santé Lady Dunn, à Wawa, à l’âge de 68 ans. Époux bien-aimé d’Anne depuis 44 ans. Père aimant de Karine (Chris Elliott), Melissa (Ryan Kienitz) et Jenny (Eric Leonard). Fier grand-père de Brianna, Kylee, Lexi, Jace, Kaydence, Jeremy et Gabrielle. Fils de feu Yvonne ...

Weather: Today – Becoming cloudy this morning with 40% chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 26. Humidex 33. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 70% chance of showers changing to 30 percent chance of showers near midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening and overnight. Fog ...

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has released its decision in the Restoule case regarding Ontario’s appeal of Stage 1 and 2 of the Robinson Treaties annuity cases.  The Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) is very happy  with the decision, which vindicates the essential position taken by the the RHTLF throughout this litigation: The Court confirmed that the Robinson ...

The highway has been reopened. Jul 28, 2024 at 13:48 Wawa-news has been advised that the highway is open to one lane. Jul 28, 2024 at 13:28 ON511 is advising that a collision on Hwy 17 at Ranwick Uranium Mine Road has all lanes closed. (Ranwick Uranium Mine is at the top of the Montreal River Hill on the east ...

171 golfers participated in Men’s Night. It was sunny and 21C.   1st Flight Score 1st Jamie Boylan Caleb Boylan Damon Boylan 30 2nd Dylan Buckell Cain Miller Brandon Case 31 3rd Brayden Spooner Kyston Stevens Isaac Dechamplain 31 2nd Flight Score 1st Chris Buckell Mark Szekely Dan Szekely 33 2nd Anders Dereski Kyle Wood Michel Lemoyne 33 3rd Kevin ...

Did you know that the skies above Lake Superior Provincial Park are among the darkest in North America. In 2016, Jeffrey Deans, Outreach Coordinator of the Algoma Astronomers, initiated an application to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) to have Lake Provincial Park designated as a Dark Sky Preserve. Letters of support for the application were received from the ...

Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Saturday, ...

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Hazy. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 16. Northeast Forest Fire Update: There are eight (8) active fires in the Northwest ...

We had 117 golfers! 1st Flight: 1st: Suzanne Lacasse, Guylaine Domich, Spare – 35 2nd: Charlee Simon, Toni Rutland, Suzanne Lacasse – 37 3rd: Kim Melbourne, Anna-Liisa Klockars, Spare – 38 2nd Flight: 1st: Ashley Coombs, Suzanne Lord, Chanelle Charron – 40 2nd: Lise Bernath, Wendy Smith, Nicole Chapman – 40 3rd: Cassee Provost, Marcie DLF, Spare – 40 3rd ...

Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Friday, ...

Weather: Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 22. UV index 8 or very high. Night – Clear. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h before morning. Low 16. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region, all of which are being observed in the far north, except for Wawa 9, 0.1 ...

Lake Superior Provincial Park is is one of Ontario’s largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. There are many things to do in the park, but one of the highlights are the learning opportunities that park staff present to visitors throughout the summer. Thursday, ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. High 22. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low 11. Northeast Forest Fire Region Update: There are 15 fires in the NE Region (14 being observed), 2 were confirmed last night: Cochrane 24 (COC024) is a 10 hectare fire and is being observed. It is located 107 kilometeres west of Attawapiskat, and 15 kilometres ...

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre with his family by his side on Monday, July 22, 2024 at the age of 88 years.  Loving father of Maynard Campbell and Angela Campbell. Proud grandfather of Dawn (Chris Lambert), David Campbell and Benjamin Campbell. Great grandfather of Kendra Roy and Aiden Roy. Dear son of the late Faye and ...